High School Sports

February 25, 2015

Six central Ohio coaches were among 21 named as state coaches of the year in their respective
sports for the 2013-14 school year and were nominated by the Ohio High School Athletic Association
to the National Federation of State High School High School Associations for regional and national
honors.

February 23, 2015

Justin Todd, who guided Loudonville, to a 30-6 record in three seasons, will be hired as Mount
Vernon's new football coach, according to The Mount Vernon News. Loudonville went unbeaten until
being ousted in the Division VI regional final by eventual state runner-up Kirtland.

An East Knox graduate, Todd will succeed Anthony Naples, who stepped down after a 5-5 season
that capped an 18-22 four-year span at Mount Vernon.

February 13, 2015

Delaware 6-foot-5 senior guard-forward Khalil Iverson on Thursday night made an oral commitment
to play college basketball for Wisconsin. Coach Jordan Blackburn said he expects Iverson to sign a
letter of commitment during an official visit to Madison next week.

The commitment came with the entire Wisconsin staff on hand to watch a Delaware practice. It
marked the second trip in 10 days to Delawre for Badgers coach Bo Ryan, who made a full-court press
for the somewhat raw by superbly talented Iverson to join a team that already has two Ohio players
in Traevon Jackson of Westerville South and Nigel Hayes of Toledo Whitmer.

February 11, 2015

Some prominent coaches throughout the area and Ohio were said to have applied for the much
coveted head football vacancy at Westerville South. The seemingly endless search ended with the
hiring of little-known Kyle Stout as the overseer of a program teeming with talent.

If Stout's name doesn't ring a bell, it's because he has spent the past two seasons as offensive
coordinator at Wadsworth, a perennial playoff qualifier. His only head coaching experience in 2012
yielded an 0-10 record at tradition-poor Crestline.